Suzuki Strings Cedar City, Utah Blog 2012-2019

Suzuki Strings Presents Regional Concert You are invited to the Suzuki Strings workshop concert on Saturday, Nov. 3, at 5 p.m. in the Heritage Theater, 105 N. 100 East, in Cedar City. Music ranges from fiddling to classics. The concert features outstanding clinicians and students from age 4 to adult from throughout the region. The suggested donation is $5 and the public is invited. Movie themes from Gabriel’s Oboe and John Dunbar are on the program as well music by Telemann, Handel, Fiocco and more.   The concert includes pieces for the individual instruments as well as the student orchestra. Denise Willey serves as the orchestra, advanced violin, and viola clinician.   She is the founder of the Lyceum Orchestra program, a new Vivace Orchestra program, and is a SAA Registered Teacher Trainer.   She has been honored by the American String Teachers Association and served on the Suzuki Association of Utah Board for 30 years. Her “I LOVE to Read Music” literac...

Friday, Nov. 2 Regional Suzuki Strings Workshop & Concert Heritage Center/Festival Hall Conference Center Room 7, enter by office on southwest corner of building and go upstairs or from 2nd floor of parking garage by Festival Hall sign Arrive at least 10 minutes before class to be ready, sit quietly and listen when it’s a piece you do not know yet. Conference Center Room 2 enter by office on southwest corner of building and go upstairs or from 2nd floor of parking garage by Festival Hall sign 3 p.m. (Some of you may need to arrange to get out of school early to be on time.) Cello: Catherine Anne Willey Schulzke, guest clinician Elfintanz (Elf Dance) Angus Campbell John Dunbar Theme Perpetual Motion (beginners open D) Melany Jeffs , pianist Advanced Violin: Denise Willey, guest clinician Allegro by Fiocco 2 nd Seitz Gavotte in D Major Gavotte from “Mignon” Karaly Whitesel , pi...

(poster design by Rollan Fell) ------- Regional workshop and concert Nov. 2 and 3, 2018 Concert  on Sat., Nov. 3,  at 5 p.m.  Public invited  (suggested donation $5) Heritage Center, 105 N. 100 East, Cedar City, UT Classes Friday afternoon starting at 3 p.m. and Saturday starting at 9 a.m.,  all at Heritage Center ------- Repertoire: Book 1  Twinkle Variation A in Key of D, Theme in Key of A Lightly Row with harmony O Come Little Children with harmony Etude with harmony and duet Happy Farmer with orchestra accompaniment Book 2 Bourrée   by Handel with orchestra accompaniment Gavotte from Mignon by Thomas, violin only Book 3 Gavotte in D Major, violin only (use revised edition) Book 4 2nd Seitz, violin only at this point although we own the orchestra parts if we feel we can add to the orchestra.  We'll decide by mid Sept. Book 6 Allegro by Fiocco Fiddle and supplementary Barrage...

Video links:  Cellists:  https://youtu.be/osxIn0myq1s Violists, Bach  Bourrée :  http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=dgUvee6s3l0 Down Yonder, Dress Rehearsal:  https://youtu.be/R4sZtr4g7J4 Boil the Cabbage, Dress Rehearsal:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhTZdgOk_4U Videos of Capriol Suite selections with Young Artist Chamber Players in previous blog post. Letter to Editor printed in The Spectrum newspaper: WOW! FANTASTIC! SPECTACULAR!!!   THANKS to the Cedar City Suzuki Strings and their performance on Thursday.  Well over 40 musicians delighted the audience with Bach, Handel, and a variety of other composers.  Ages 4-?? played with violins, cello, and viola.  Miss Utah, JessiKate Riley, played an Adagio by Bach and also spoke of her journey through music. Many hours of teaching and practice went into this wonderful concert and as an audience member who knew none of the performers but went on whim, I was impress...

Suzuki Strings Celebrates Spring with Public Concert Miss Utah Guest Artist The 35th annual Suzuki Strings Spring Concert will be on Thursday, May 3, at 7 p.m. in the Heritage Center, 105 N. 100 East in Cedar City. Guest artist will be Miss Utah, JessiKate Riley, who started violin with the program at age 3 and played as a soloist with the Orchestra of Southern Utah a few years ago. The public is invited and the suggested donation is $5. The Suzuki Strings Cedar City program teaches violin, viola, and cello to students from age 3 to adult and plays music ranging from fiddling to classical.  The orchestra has selected music from multiple eras, including Handel and the popular movie theme “Somewhere Out There.”  The advanced violinists are setting their talents to the challenging Mozart "Rondo" and Corelli's "La Folia." Cellists will play Bach and the theme from "Mission Impossible" while the violists are playing a popular "Allegr...